No, you're still missing the distinction. We're saying that, if Apple products suck, and people want Apple products, it's because they can't tell the difference between a bad product and a good one.
All this is saying to me is that it looks like an attractive device to people who are afraid of computers. This doesn't prove that it's good, just that it looks good.
Netbook sales tend to go up around September, spike at December (Christmas), and then decline again until the next September. Most of this is due to people who use it for school (a useful purpose) rather than ones who rush out to buy a netbook just because it's brand-new.
This is the main argument everyone uses. What if I sold shit, and created a marketing campaign? And if people bought the feces, would it then be a good product? From a design standpoint, most Apple products are quite poor - far too expensive than what they are worth, annoying to use, and they have far less capabilities than their competitors. Just because people want it, doesn't mean it's not crap.
Which is a role that small netbooks already fill. It's an issue of capabilities. Both the iPad and smaller netbooks can do the same stuff roughly as well as each other, but netbooks have more capabilities.
And what would you do in your VNC session? Most of the people who use VNC use it to control servers, so without a (real) keyboard, this would be a Herculean task.
You're missing a distinction. We're trying to make the point that Apple products are crap and Apple supremacy is wrong, we're not saying it's impossible or even improbable. We just wish people didn't fall for their bullshit.
I'm surprised that no one picked up on this, even though the discussion charged directly into the CP issue (perennial for/., I'm afraid.) If the scanning software they use is Windows-only, what would they do with a Linux (or even just a Mac) user? Unless the software comes packaged with drivers for various Unix and Unix-based filesystems, what will they do when it won't scan?
The right terminology (at least in English) would be Sir Georg (basically Sir ) or Sir Georg Greeve (Sir ). We had this same discussion when Patrick Stewart was knighted a few months ago.
Supply and demand just doesn't apply to something that is infinitely copyable for a very low cost. It's designed to apply to resources that cost money in distribution and refinement, not content.
That's another part of the problem; people don't feel they can be held accountable for all of the time and materials they waste, especially in an office setting.
People employed in IT support are seen very differently than most other professions. Most people equate them with a receptionist or secretary (service and support) rather than as the equivalent of a doctor (or at least a nurse).
I tend to see two types of people; those who blame the IT personnel for failing to inform the users, and those who blame the users for being idiots. The most common situation is when the IT department is lazy or has just given up, and the users are too ignorant to know what they should be doing. The result is a sort of wild west of the few users who have a clue trying to smuggle Firefox in.
Exactly. Priests sit in both the group of people that are (or were) considered trustworthy to be left alone with children, along with doctors and family members. They also sit in the (much smaller) circle of people who are forbidden to have public sexual relationships. The result? Their sexuality manifests itself with the only people they end up having contact with, who are unlikely to know what is going on and to refuse/tell someone, and who they are trusted with. It's very simple. Allowing priests to get married, like in Protestant denominations, would help a great deal to reduce the problem but the Vatican is infamous for taking hard-line stances and never, EVER compromising or bending in its stance.
In some ways, it might have been preferable if the Italian rebels in the late 19th century had lynched the current Pope like they wanted to, and ended the Papacy.
the idea that there is a god who dictates morality disintegrates, along with some of the Popes power/influence.
Only some? The Vatican has been so eager to enforce the Bible to the letter that it's effectively become like a poker player that is going all in - if it loses on this hand, it loses the game.
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Answer: because those Mac users running Windows in a VM still have to buy a copy of Windows. Theoretically, anyway.
It definitely goes against the grain of what we've seen before now.
"Well, at least it's better than in bumfuckistan" is a justification for complacency.
It amuses me that, in this case, the United States is "bumfuckistan". What goes around comes around?
No, you're still missing the distinction. We're saying that, if Apple products suck, and people want Apple products, it's because they can't tell the difference between a bad product and a good one.
All this is saying to me is that it looks like an attractive device to people who are afraid of computers. This doesn't prove that it's good, just that it looks good.
... suit a niche for more advanced users...
This made me laugh for some reason.
Netbook sales tend to go up around September, spike at December (Christmas), and then decline again until the next September. Most of this is due to people who use it for school (a useful purpose) rather than ones who rush out to buy a netbook just because it's brand-new.
This is the main argument everyone uses. What if I sold shit, and created a marketing campaign? And if people bought the feces, would it then be a good product? From a design standpoint, most Apple products are quite poor - far too expensive than what they are worth, annoying to use, and they have far less capabilities than their competitors. Just because people want it, doesn't mean it's not crap.
... you can get just as lost ...
What, no man pages?
Which is a role that small netbooks already fill. It's an issue of capabilities. Both the iPad and smaller netbooks can do the same stuff roughly as well as each other, but netbooks have more capabilities.
And what would you do in your VNC session? Most of the people who use VNC use it to control servers, so without a (real) keyboard, this would be a Herculean task.
Fox trying to report on science is just... too cute for words. Like watching a very stupid dog trying to bash its way through a glass sliding door.
You're missing a distinction. We're trying to make the point that Apple products are crap and Apple supremacy is wrong, we're not saying it's impossible or even improbable. We just wish people didn't fall for their bullshit.
I'm surprised that no one picked up on this, even though the discussion charged directly into the CP issue (perennial for /., I'm afraid.) If the scanning software they use is Windows-only, what would they do with a Linux (or even just a Mac) user? Unless the software comes packaged with drivers for various Unix and Unix-based filesystems, what will they do when it won't scan?
I'm sure that no one here is surprised.
This seems almost identical to the Cracked article of the same name, just less humorous.
Ah, I unthinkingly used tags for that. I meant (Sir (first name)) and (Sir (full name)).
The right terminology (at least in English) would be Sir Georg (basically Sir ) or Sir Georg Greeve (Sir ). We had this same discussion when Patrick Stewart was knighted a few months ago.
Supply and demand just doesn't apply to something that is infinitely copyable for a very low cost. It's designed to apply to resources that cost money in distribution and refinement, not content.
Or holistic healing... which is like hoping that the malware will go away because you added a new DVD drive.
That's another part of the problem; people don't feel they can be held accountable for all of the time and materials they waste, especially in an office setting.
People employed in IT support are seen very differently than most other professions. Most people equate them with a receptionist or secretary (service and support) rather than as the equivalent of a doctor (or at least a nurse).
I tend to see two types of people; those who blame the IT personnel for failing to inform the users, and those who blame the users for being idiots. The most common situation is when the IT department is lazy or has just given up, and the users are too ignorant to know what they should be doing. The result is a sort of wild west of the few users who have a clue trying to smuggle Firefox in.
Exactly. Priests sit in both the group of people that are (or were) considered trustworthy to be left alone with children, along with doctors and family members. They also sit in the (much smaller) circle of people who are forbidden to have public sexual relationships. The result? Their sexuality manifests itself with the only people they end up having contact with, who are unlikely to know what is going on and to refuse/tell someone, and who they are trusted with. It's very simple. Allowing priests to get married, like in Protestant denominations, would help a great deal to reduce the problem but the Vatican is infamous for taking hard-line stances and never, EVER compromising or bending in its stance.
In some ways, it might have been preferable if the Italian rebels in the late 19th century had lynched the current Pope like they wanted to, and ended the Papacy.
the idea that there is a god who dictates morality disintegrates, along with some of the Popes power/influence.
Only some? The Vatican has been so eager to enforce the Bible to the letter that it's effectively become like a poker player that is going all in - if it loses on this hand, it loses the game.